Bruce Young has established himself as one of Australia’s leading golf journalists and analysts. Since leaving a marketing role in the golf course design company of highly regarded Australian golfer Graham Marsh in 1999, Bruce has created a portfolio of golf related work in internet, print, radio and television commentary and has recently branched out into hosting lunches and other MC related activities.
Embed from Getty Images Sun City – image Getty Images Several years ago, the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City was one of the richest tournaments in world golf with a then-restricted field making it even more attractive for those who qualified to play. These days the event still carries a good purse of US$6 […]
Top Ryggs Johnston – image Golf Australia ; Bottom Jiyai Shin – image Golf Australia 24-year-old American Ryggs Johnston completed an outstanding performance in just his second as a cardholder on the DP World Tour by claiming a three-shot victory at the ISPS Handa Australian Open at Kingston Heath. The man from Montana, began his […]
Ryggs Johnston in action today – image Australian Golf Media Victorian Lucas Herbert and American Ryggs Johnston have a share of the 54 hole lead at the ISPS Handa Australian Open at Kingston Heath in Melbourne the pair tied at 14 under and two shots ahead of a group of five players at 12 under, […]
Lucas Herbert during today’s second round – image AGM First round leader, Lucas Herbert, has extended his lead atop the leaderboard on day two of the ISPS Handa Australian Open, his second round of 66 at Kingston Heath moving him four clear of American Rhyggs Johnston with another shot back to a group at 9 […]
Lucas Herbert in full swing on day one – image Australian Golf Media Scoring reflected the conditions on day one of the Australian Open at the Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Clubs in Melbourne’s sandbelt, 54 players under par in the men’s field when day one came to a conclusion. It is however one thing […]
Elvis Smylie – destined to be a regular now in pre-event press conferences The Australian Open gets underway on Thursday at two of Australia’s finest layouts, the Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Clubs in Melbourne’s sandbelt, accommodating the field of 156 men, 84 women and 12 in the All Abilities category. The concept introduced two […]
Lydia Ko with her greatest moment in 2024 – the Olympic Gold Medal A final round of 63 at the CME Group Tour Championship has brought to a close the official LPGA season for Lydia Ko, a season which saw her win her opening event of the year in Hawaii, slump by her standards through […]
Mike Hendry – file image courtesy of Australian Golf Media The Japan Golf Tour played its penultimate event of the season, the Casio World Open, over the weekend, and for New Zealander Mike Hendry, it continued what has been a remarkable comeback from a life-threatening illness more than eighteen months ago. Hendry shared the lead […]
Ben Campbell – file photo Ben Campbell and the rest of the Hong Kong Open field might have had a struggle to stay in touch with the eventual three-shot winner, Patrick Reed, but Cambell’s runner-up finish adds another US$220,000 to his 2024 season’s earnings in Asia which are now nearly $US 850,000. The defending champion, […]
Perhaps the first of many significant titles for 22 year old Elvis Smylie – image Australian Golf Media Gold Coaster, Elvis Smylie, has for several years given every indication he would develop into one of Australia’s best players and his victory in today’s BMW Australian PGA Championship confirmed that promise. His two-shot victory over the […]